Where does “matras” come from?
matras (Indonesian) comes from English matrass, from French matras, from Middle French matraz, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
matras (Indonesian): mattress; bolthead flask
Definitions
- mattress; bolthead flask
Ancestry of “matras”, step by step
matras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English matrass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | matrass | A bolt for a crossbow; A bolthead flask |
| 2 | French | matras | a crossbow's square, with a cylindric or... |
| 3 | Middle French | matraz | — |
| 4 | Old French | materas | Alternative form of matras |
| 5 | Italian | materasso | mattress |
| 6 | Arabic | مَطْرَح | carpet, place where something is thrown; place... |
| 7 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |